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In a cleared field, six strong Turkic men with long sticks in their hands competed with a shirtless boy with his bare hands.

Ai Yan and Xuan Yunzi stood side by side and watched from the sidelines, with a smile on their faces.

The young man, his fists and feet were domineering and fierce, and his naked upper body was steaming. He was as strong as a bear, and every muscle seemed to contain endless power.

The six strong men were knocked down one by one, and the young man angrily reprimanded, "You didn't do your best, you should be punished!" ”

"Ye Hu spares his life, we all did our best!" The six strong men got up in embarrassment and begged for mercy.

"It's all right, Krakus." Ai Yan said loudly, "They are no longer your opponents, let them go!" ”

The boy looked back and grinned, "Mother, you have the final say." ”

Xuan Yunzi beckoned, "Come, get dressed." ”

Krakus strode over, and the squire hurriedly cloned him in a thick fur coat.

Ai Yan looked at his son, who was already half a head taller than him, and there were laugh lines at the corners of his eyes, "This winter, you have grown taller again." ”

Krakus slapped his chest hard, "Grow stronger, too!" ”

"Indeed, like a man." Xuan Yunzi said.

"Is it just like, Sensei?" Krakus asked.

Xuan Yunzi smiled, "It's just that you have a strong physique, and there is still a big gap between you and a real man." ”

Krakus blinked, "In the teacher's opinion, what kind of man can be called a real man?" ”

"A lot."

"For example?"

"Since you have to ask, then I'll give you an example." Xuan Yunzi said, "For example, Mengeba, who taught you martial arts. ”

"Moneba, Xue Chuyu......" Krakus nodded, "I admit that he is not only a man, but also a hero. ”

Ai Yan interjected, "The bone Khan who created the Great Turkic Khanate, he is too." ”

"Yes, he too." Krakus nodded again, then looked at Ai Yan and Xuan Yunzi, and asked coldly, "What about my father, is he a man?" ”

The two daughters were stunned at the same time, "What?" ”

Krakus waved his hand to let the idlers stand down, and asked again, "I want to know, what kind of person is my father?" ”

Paper, after all, can't contain the fire.

Ai Yan and Xuan Yunzi looked at each other, and they both fell silent.

"It's not a secret, a lot of people in the steppe already know it. When I was younger, you never wanted to talk to me about it to my face. Krakus made a helpless expression and said, "But now that I'm about to marry and have children, do you plan to keep it a secret from me?" ”

"We didn't mean to hide it from you." Ai Yan sighed lightly, "There are some things that you don't know, and it's far happier than knowing." ”

"When I was young and ignorant, it was probably right." Krakus looked his mother squarely and said, "But mother, you can't let your son live a lie all the time. Even if it's a white lie. ”

Ai Yan was speechless, and his expression froze for a moment.

"It seems that he has really grown up." Xuan Yunzi smiled easily and handed Krakus something.

Cracus curiously took it and saw that it was a jade pendant of extremely high quality and exquisite carving, and he asked, "What is this?" ”

"Someone asked me to pass it on to you." Xuanyunzi said.

"Is that him? My father?! Krakus was a little excited.

"It's not." Xuanyunzi said, "It's his son, your half-brother." ”

Krakus was silent. Just holding the jade pendant and looking at it in detail, his expression gradually became a little strange and complicated.

"As I said, it's good that you still don't know about this kind of thing." Ai Yan said this, turned around and left.

"Mother!" Krakus took a few quick steps to block in front of Ai Yan and said, "Why hasn't he ever come to see us after all these years?" He also married another woman and gave birth to another son?! ”

"Shut up!" Ai Yan was so furious that even his voice changed, "I don't allow you to ask anything about him anymore!" Not to mention that you are talking to me in such a tone! ”

"The child knows his mistake, and the mother is angry!" Krakus quickly fell to his knees.

Ai Yan walked away like a run.

Xuan Yunzi shook his head with a wry smile and stepped forward to help Krakus.

"Teacher, I've never seen my mother so angry and so sad......" Krakus looked self-reproachful, "Am I, really wrong?" ”

"You're not wrong." Xuan Yunzi said, "Every child has enough reasons to find their biological father. ”

Krakus's expression gradually became solemn, "What happened back then?" Why does his mother's temperament always change when she mentions him? ”

Xuan Yunzi was silent for a moment, "Listen to my advice, don't mention him in front of your mother again." ”

Krakus nodded a little helplessly.

"If you really want to know about the past, perhaps, you can ask your biological father in person." Xuan Yunzi said.

Krakus raised an eyebrow, "Will he really come?" ”

"Perhaps." Xuan Yunzi smiled.

Krakus's expression became very solemn, "If there is a day, should I kneel to meet my father, or ride a war horse and a scimitar to fight the enemies of the steppe?" ”

Xuan Yunzi looked at him quietly and did not speak.

"I am his son." Krakus's expression was so serious that it didn't match his age at all, "But I'm also the best brother of the Khan of Murjilian and the Yehu of the Turkic Khanate." ”

Xuanyunzi stretched out his hand and caressed Krakus's face, his heart full of helplessness and pity...... This child has borne a lot of pain and suffering that should not have been borne by him.

"Teacher, what should I do?" Krakus asked.

"Time will guide you." Xuan Yunzi also turned around and left.

Krakus was stunned for a moment, picked up the jade pendant and looked at it, and then prepared to hang it on his waist. After thinking about it, he wrapped it in a cloth bag and put it in his arms.

Xuan Yunzi returned to the inner room and saw Ai Yan sitting in a muffled voice without saying a word, and his expression was ugly. She walked over and poured Ai Yan a glass of water and said, "Sooner or later, there will be this day." It's better to come early than late. ”

Ai Yan nodded, smiled reluctantly to adjust his mood, and said, "I received a secret report that Tian Guidao is about to arrive at the tooth tent when he returns and returns. He must have brought back important news from the Zhou Dynasty. ”

"So fast?" Xuan Yunzi blinked, "Could it be that he didn't go back to Luoyang at all?" ”

Ai Yan came to his senses, "You mean to say that he just arrived in the black sands?" ”

"It should be." Xuan Yunzi said, "It's such a long journey from the tooth tent to Luoyang, and it's still the snow season, no matter how hard Tian Guidao is in a hurry, it is impossible to walk back and forth in such a short time." ”

"So what I brought back from Tian Guidao is likely to be the reply of that stinky man?" Speaking of "that stinky man", Ai Yan gritted his teeth, and a trace of annoyance was obviously added to his expression.

"Possibly." Xuanyunzi has long been surprised.

"He is just a military commander, and he actually crossed the court and empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty and privately executed major diplomatic affairs?" Ai Yan asked.

"It's hard for us outsiders to understand the subtleties of this, and there's no need to delve into it." Xuan Yunzi said, "It is imperative that we know what Tian Guidao has brought. ”

"The Turkic laws established by the Khan of Gulu during his lifetime clearly stipulate that I, the Virgin Kodor, have no right to interfere in diplomatic affairs, and I cannot even appear in front of foreign envoys." Ai Yan said, "Now that Lust Valley is staring very closely, once he gives him the handle, I am afraid that he will take advantage of the topic and unite with the Ten Parts of Qulu to abolish my Virgin Kedun." ”

"Crakus, can't he meet the envoy either?" Xuan Yunzi asked.

"I can see it, I have seen it a long time ago." Ai Yan smiled bitterly, "Not to mention Ye Hu, even the Khan himself, because he has no pro-government, he can only glance in front of foreign envoys, and he is not even qualified to participate in the state conference." ”

Xuan Yunzi also smiled bitterly, "It seems that I have to sneak into the secret to see Tian and return to the Tao like last time." ”

"The Zhou Dynasty sent people to investigate the massacre of Han Nu, and gave Tun Desire Valley an excellent excuse to invite me out of the tent, and also cut Wang Yudu to house arrest. We are in a situation where we are too passive. "What is it necessary to break this impasse?" ”

Xuan Yunzi thought for a moment and said, "Then you have to consider it from the personalities of the two people, Tun Desire Valley and Xue Shao." ”

Ai Yan's eyes lit up, "What do you say?" ”

"Based on what you know about Lust Valley, what is he desperate for now?" Xuan Yunzi asked.

"Stop the war." Xuan Yunzi replied without hesitation.

"Then let's start with this." Xuan Yunzi said, "Following the defeat of Nuo Zhenshui and the withdrawal of troops from Hebei, the Turks experienced the Silent Rebellion and the Northern Rebellion successively, and their vitality was greatly damaged. It now takes ten or even twenty years to painstakingly manage the valley before the Turks can return to their former strength. But Xue Shao ......"

"I don't give Lust Valley such time." Ai Yan took a deep breath and nodded slowly, "That's right, this is his character." ”

"From this, it is not difficult for us to guess what kind of instructions Tian Guidao brought back from Xue Shao." Xuan Yunzi said.

Ai Yan stood up, his expression gradually becoming flying and sharp, "That must be a very unreasonable and domineering command that will make Tun Desire Valley feel uncomfortable!" ”

"Negotiating with someone like Xue Shao is far more difficult than talking to the court and empress of the Great Zhou." Xuan Yunzi said, "At this time, Tunyu Valley will definitely not forget his hand, as well as the best bargaining chips available to your mother and son." ”

"So......" Ai Yan took a deep breath, and a smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Lust Valley is about to be overwhelmed, it's time for me, the Virgin Koldun, to personally come forward and turn the tide?" ”

"It's really risky for Lust Valley." Xuan Yunzi said, "But at the moment, even if there is a glimmer of hope to stop the war, he will not let it go." ”

"Very, good!" Ai Yan nodded slowly, "As long as I can see Tian Guidao and participate in state negotiations......

"Then, there is hope for a breakthrough!"